Nationalist Faction (Persia)

The Nationalist Faction was a reactionary political clique in Qajar dynasty Persia that existed from the 19th century until the early 20th century. Being highly anti-foreign, it was disillusioned by the Qajar government's agreements with Britain and other European powers, and considered the Qajars to be corrupt. The clique advocated Iranian nationalism and Islamic conservatism. During the 1921 coup d'etat, the Nationalists supported the Persian Cossacks as they overthrew the Qajar dynasty.